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On the recordApril 28, 2009
It shocks me to look back over the 50 years and see the similarities of every Commission that came out and the incredible predictability of the bureaucracy in Washington to say, well, you know what? It doesn't need to change.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina

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Burr criticizes the lack of change in veterans' compensation systems over decades.

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